PROGRAM

Borromeo String Quartet performing with Derek Bermel, clarinet

Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

TICKETS

For concert tickets please call (914) 788-4659 or email at office@coplandhouse.org

MERESTEAD

Merestead, which means “farmland” in Scottish, was designed and built in 1906-07 by the famed architectural firm of Delano & Aldrich as the country home of William Sloane, President of the W & J Sloane Furniture Company, and his wife, Frances Crocker Sloane. Tucked away in the hills overlooking the Byram Lake Reservoir and surrounding valley around the border of Mount Kisco and Bedford in northern Westchester County, the 130-acre estate includes a 26-room Georgian Revival mansion, a carriage house, farm buildings, gardens, and over two miles of trails. The property was bequeathed to the county in 1982 by Sloane’s daughter, Mrs. Margaret Sloane Patterson, and her husband, Dr. Robert L. Patterson, Jr., a prominent New York City orthopedic surgeon. They envisioned that Merestead would be used for “conservation, educational, cultural, intellectual, historical, and recreational purposes.” Upon Mrs. Patterson’s death in 2000, the County took possession of the property, which is now a county park.

COPLAND HOUSE

Recently declared a National Historic Landmark, Copland House is the only composer’s home in the U.S. devoted to nurturing and renewing America’s rich musical heritage through a broad range of activities. These include a coveted composer residency program; an acclaimed, touring resident chamber ensemble called Music from Copland House; in-school activities for students from 2^nd grade through college; on-site tours; recordings, broadcasts, and Internet projects; and lectures, master classes, workshops, exhibits, film screenings, and other presentations. The hilltop, prairie-style 1940s home was Copland’s residence for the last thirty years of his life, from 1960 to 1990. The successful effort to preserve Copland’s home and honor his extraordinary musical and personal legacies began soon after his death with a genuine grassroots coalition of local citizens and Cortlandt Town officials. The house became operational as a creative center for American music in Fall 1998. As the American Record Guide noted in 2002, “Copland’s generosity, gentleness, and a sense of measure live on at Copland House.” A 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization, all programs are supported by the nationwide Friends of Copland House. Copland House is open to the public by appointment only.